Heads Shipowners Association Split Redwood Products for Twelfth Year Operators Organize

Frank J. O'Connor, Donovan Lumber Company, San Francisco, president of the California Wholesale Lumber Association, was elected president of the Shipowners Association of the Pacific Coast for the twelfth consecutive time at the annual meeting of the Association held in San Francisco, September 29.

R. W. Myers was chosen vice president, and Nat Levin again was named secretary and treasurer.

The following directors were chosen: F. J. O'Connor, Donovan Lumber Co.; R. W. Myers, Hobbs, Wall & Co.; James Tyson, The Chas. Nelson Co.; Chas. L. Wheeler, McCormick Steamship Co.; L. C. Hammond, Hammond Lumber Co.; Otis R. Johnson, National Steamship Co.; L. C. Stewart, Sudden & Christenson; S. D. Freeman, S. S. Freeman & Co.; H. F. Vincent, E. K. Wood Lumber Co.; W. R. Chamberlin, W. R. Chamberlin & Co.; John L. Reed, J.'R. Hanify & Co., and J. C. McCabe of A. F. Mahony Co.

Dodge-Peters

Charles S. Dodge, well known San Francisco Bay district lumberman, was married September 7 in Berkeley to Miss Mildred Peters of Berkeley.

Mr. Dodge was formerly president of E. J. Dodge & Co., manufacturers of Redwood, and is now associated with MacDonald & Harrington, San Francisco.

Split Redwood products operators of Humboldt and Mendocino Counties held an organization meeting at Scotia October 1.

H. W. Cole, President of the California Redwood Association and Executive Officer of the Redwood Division of the Lumber Code Authority, addressed the meeting, explaining the application of the Lumber Code in its bearing on the split products industry. After Mr. Cole had answered a number of questions on the Code it was decided to form a separate organization to be known as the Redwood Split Products Association. Fifty operators were present.

A second largely attended meeting was held in Fortuna, October 6, at which organization was completed, officers elected, and a unanimous resolution passed to make application to come under the Lumber Code as a subdivision of the Redwood Division of Lumber Code Authority.

Alex Masson was elected president, and the following rvere elected directors: Frank Dun, John Burman, Francis Tann, C. J. Pesula, James Skippington and Matt Elich.

Open Offlce in File Buildins

The recently opened San Francisco sales office of Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co. is located at 1208-9 Fife Building, 1 Drumm St. The telephone number is SUtter T771.

Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co. are at present operating their mills at Aberdeen, Wash., and Dryad, Wash. They are large producers of Douglas Fir, Hemlock and Red Cedar lumber; Fir and Hemlock lath, and Red Cedar shingles.

They operate two steamers, the Hubert Schafer and the C. D. Johnson III, calling at San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Monterey, in Northern California, and all the regular Southern California ports.